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G. W. FARLEY, OF MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASS-IVGNOR TO HIi-M 'SELF AND W. H. HUMPHREY, OF 'SAME PLAGE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, G. W. .FARLEL ot" Manchester, in the county of Hillsborough, and State of New Hampshire, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Ice-Calk; and I do hereby declare that thefolf lowing is a full, clear,'.and exact description thereof, which willienable those skilled in the art to make and uso thesame, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, vforming part of this speciticatiomin which-.4

Figure 1 represents my improved ice-calk attached to the heel of a shoe. i FigureZ is a. section takeniu the line x x, iig. 1. Figure 3, a front view of a modification. Figure 4, a section taken in the line y y, iig. 3. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. K Y f This'invention relates to` an improvement in the construction of an ice-calk or Creeper, and consists in' attaching to the device a button, provided with a spiral spring, or its equivalent, for holding the button, and preventing it from turning when the` calli-device is in place on the heel of the boot or'shoe, as hereinafter more i particularly described. 1 A is a metal plate, having two projections or spurs a a, which are designed `to strike into and catch uponthe icc, to prevent a person from slipping when the plate isturned upto lie on the heel of the hoot or shoe, als shown in fig. 1. The plate A is forked, and the forks b bare bent at'a right angle to t against the inner side of the heel when the plate A lies upon it. On the ends of the forks Z1 b are side pins, c c, projecting inward, which pins are introduced into and pass through holes in studs e e, on a-fastening-plate, B, which is secured by. screws to the inner side of the heel. The plate A is thus connected by the plus@v c to the fastening-plate B in `such a manner that it may'he turned up to lie upon the face of the heel, with the'spurs a a projeoting'outward therefrom, or turned down to lie upon the shank of the shoe, withithn ,spurs ta fitting closely upon-` the sides thereof, as shown in Vred in g. 1. p

Between the studs e e is placed a button, C, which has a ring-groove around the shank, into which project the ends of the pins c c, to hold it in place upon the fastening-plate'B, so that it may be turned around.` The shank of the button'is hollow, and a spiral spring, s, is placed within it, which hear's the shoulderofvthe grooveI up strongly against the pins c c, to prevent it from turning around easily, and getting out of place when turned in position to keep the plate A upon the heel or u'pon the shank of the shoe, as may be.

On opposite sides of the button C nrc notches, c'z', fig. 3, which allow thc point of a tongue, d, to pass the button when the' plate A is turned up or down, and the plate is held in its position when lying onthe heel-or on .the shank, by the point of the tongue cZ catching under the edge of the button C, after the button is turned around, as shown in 'g. 1.

l The button C may also he secured to the fastening-plate B by a rivet, n, fig. 4, instead of securing` it by a groove around the shank to catch on the pins c c, provided also with a rubber spring around the rivet' to hea:`- the button up and hold it firmly in place.` In other respects the arrangement und operation of the device are the saine. -Thc edges of the button may be milled. i y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The button C, with notches z'z', and provided with thc`spring s, or its equivalent, in combination with the pins c c, the tongue CZ', and the plates A B, all constructed, arranged,'and operating as and for thepurposc herein described.

G. 'W. FARLEY.

Witnesses:

J. L. Srnvnlvs, J. W. JOHNSON. 

